## My heart is troubled and does not rest ##

Job speaks of his heart as if it were a person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## I go about with darkened skin, but not because of the sun ##

Here Job refers to the darkness of his gloom and despair. AT: "I am always in gloom and darkness. I appeal to my companion-believers, but receive no help."

## brother to jackals, companion to ostriches ##

Job compares his calling out in misery to the cries of jackals and ostriches. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])